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[[A woman stands at a desk, reading a book, touching it very gingerly. Another figure is standing behind her.]]
Figure: Why are you turning the pages like that?
Woman: If I touch the wrong thing, I'll lose my place and have to start over.
If books worked like infinite-scrolling webpages
{{Title text: Maybe we should give up on the whole idea of a 'back' button. 'Show me that thing I was looking at a moment ago' might just be too complicated an idea for the modern web.}}
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